View source for Lojban rock lyrics

The author of this song is believed to be [[Rob Speer|Rob Speer]].

Okay, so this might do better as techno than rock, but:

<pre>

Verse 1:

do cu te cupra .i mi cu foldi

A  C  D  C  E  G  G  C  A  G

''You are production. I'm a field.''

.i fo'i cu pu te trina do

G  A G  C  C  D   G E  A

''It's what you were attracted to.''

.i se se damba .i tu se mi'u

G  D  D  E  E  G  C  D  G C

''There's fighting; and with that too.''

di'u .i ra'unai de'e jinci

G C  G  E C F   D D  G  G

''And now for some scissors.''

Chorus:

.i do cu vanci le ba panje xusra

G  A  C  E  G  D  E  E  D  C  E

''You are the evening of the coming porous prophet.''

.i denci gunma le se gidva

G  D  G  C  E  D  D  G  E

''The followers are in the tooth collection.''

Verse 2:

.i .o'a ni'o xlura ko'i

A  C D  C E   G C  A G

''Ah! / It's tempted!''

.i ri cu pu mifra .i .i'i

G  A  G  C  C  D  G  E A

''It was enciphered. Together,''

.i se se mifra .i ba le klina

G  D  D  E  E  G  C  D   G C

''it's enciphered. What's after the transparency''

cu spita .i je'e rik. gi'e

G   D G  C  E D  D    G E

''is a hospital. Yeah, Rick, and...''

Chorus:

.i do cu vanci le ba panje xusra

G  A  C  E  G  D  E  E  D  C  E

''You are the evening of the coming porous prophet.''

.i denci gunma le se gidva

G  D  G  C  E  D  D  G  E

''The followers are in the tooth collection.''

Bridge:

.i ko'e cu va marxa mi'a

G  A D  C  E  E  E  G E

''There, it crushes us.''

Verse 3:

ni'o ca ta ba dikca la rik.

A C  D  C  E  G  C  A  G

''That will be electrifying Rick.''

.i .uo lei clupa cu janbe

G  A   C    C D  G  E  A

''Finally, the loop is a bell.''

ni'o tu'a le rafsi pu zivle

G D  D E  E  G  C  D  G  C

''Something about the affix invested''

la .atlstan. .i ra cu nivji

G  D G  C    E  D  D  G  E

''Athelstan, and it knits.''

Chorus:

.i do cu vanci le ba panje xusra

G  A  C  E  G  D  E  E  D  C  E

''You are the evening of the coming porous prophet.''

.i denci gunma le se gidva

G  D  G  C  E  D  D  G  E

''The followers are in the tooth collection.''

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[[random sentence generator|created randomly]], music is the [[jbozgiMusic|jbozgi]] tune of the first stanza, chorus, and bridge. Translated (excellently) by [[rab.spir|rab.spir]].

People have since been making making references to the porous prophet.  See [[Year 2000]] and [[Lojban Anthem]] for examples.
*[[lojbanrock.mid]]
*[[:File:lojbanrock.mp3|lojbanrock.mp3]]

*[[lojbanrock-slow.mid]]
*[[lojbanrock.pdf]]

*[[lojbanrock.ly]]
*[[:File:Lindar the bard (and the Lojban community) - lo panje xusra.mp3|Lindar's rendition of Lojban rock.]]

=Discussion=
*[[User:tsali|la tsali]]:
**.u'icai  .i lei di'u selsanga valsi cu xajmi carmi  .i mi je'a djica le nu tirna le selsanga zgike .i semu'ibo mi ca le purlamdei ku zbasu [[lojbanrock.mid|lo me la midis zgivei pe le di'u selsanga]] .e [[:File:lojbanrock.mp3|lo me la my py ci zgivei pe le di'u selsanga]]